Plow



C. C. SWEETING.

PLOW.

APPLICATION man ocT. 23, 1920.

PatentedSept. 20, 1921.

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ATTORNEY ,UNITED STATES y PATENT oFFicl-:.-

PLow.

To all whomgz't mag/concern: y

Be itknowii that I,''Gi.;f mnii` C. SWEETING, a subject of thefKing'of GreatBritain, residing at Cliadwell :I-Ieath, Essex, England, have invented new vand useful Improvements in Blows, of'which'the ollowingis a specification@ This :invention `relates to "Scrapers for plow rdisks, .the general object of the .invention being to provide simple and effective .means-ttor *adjustingk the @scraper in relatioii"tofthe^plow disk.

Another object of the inventionisfto provide improved-means for rotatably supporting .the scraper disk'in litssuppo-rtng mem;v ber. Y A further lobject oftheinventonis to provide means whereby therotating .parts maybe-easily lubricated. r f i f This invention also, consists in certain otherleat-uresof construction and in the combination and arrangement of the several lparts, to be hereinafter fully described, illustrated in the accompanying drawings I`2`5and specifically pointed out in the appended claims.

In describing my invention in detail, reference will be had to the accompanying drawings wherein like characters denote like or corresponding parts throughout the several views, and in which Figure 1 is a face view showing the scraper disk in position upon the plow disk.

Fig. 2 is a section on line 2 2 of Fig. 1.

Fig. 3 is a sectional view through the scraper disk and its supporting means with parts in elevation.

Fig. 4 is a perspective viewof the clamping member.

` Fig. 5 is a similar view of the adjustable shank.

Fig. 6 is a vertical sectional view through Fig. 3.

In these views 1 indicates an ordinary plow disk which is suitably supported Jfrom the beam 2 of the plow. These parts may be of any` ordinary or desired construction and form no part of my invention.

In carrying out my invention I provide a bracket 3 which is suitably connected with part of the plow, said bracket being of substantially L-shapewith its horizontal a rm uppermost. This arm carries a depending part 4.- in which is arranged an eye bolt 5. A vshank 6 is adjustably held by said eye ,Specification of Letters Patent.

.ratentefisept..2o, 119291.

.Application mea october 23, 1920. serial' No. 419,032.

bolt andfthe upper end off'said shank is pro-` i vided wit'hfa square portion? forreceiving a wrench orthe like, whereby the shank Vcan be adjusted with but a slight slackeiiing of the eye bolt.. This shank supports the scraper disk 8 and forlthispurpose thelower end-of said 1shank is provided with a flathead 9 which is provided witha pair of hole's'lOito receive the'bolts11'1 whichadjustably secure the clamping member i12 to said head. 4QThe'bolt's Vpass through lthe l'hole V 13 and slot 14 in an ear 15 formed'onsaid clamping member, the Vlowerfbolt acting as a pivot for said clamping'mein'ber andthe upper bolt, which passes through slot 114, 'acts Vto clamp 'the clampingmember in adjusted position. These partsmay ;bev provided with roughened portions 16 for preventing slipping of thel parts. The body'of theclampiiig member 12` is1made inthe form of a sp'lit sleeve through which Ithe-"bushing 17 passes, the sleeve being clamped to the bushing by means of a bolt 18, passing through the ears 19 formed on said sleeve. A shaft 20 passes through the bushing and the ends of said shaft are screw threaded to receive the caps 2l and 22 which engage the ends of the bushing. The cap 22 has va. tapered extension 22 which receives the disk 8, said disk being held on said eXtension bythe nut 23, a washer 24 being placed between the head of the cap 22 and said disk. The cap 21 is held against rotation by means of a pin 25 which passes through suitable openings in the cap and shaft. A

'grease cup 26 may have its screw threaded tube passing through the clamping member and the bushing so that lubricant can be forced into the space between the bushing and shaft.

From the above it will be seen that the disk with its shaft and caps are rotatably supported by the bushing which in turn is supported by the clamping member. This clamping member is adjustably supported on the shank so that the angle of disk 8 may be adjusted relative to the plow disk. By means of the screw bolt 5 the shank 6 can be vertically adjusted so as to place the scraper disk in the proper position on the plow disk. By having the wrench receiving head on said Shank the eye bolt 5 need be loosened just sufliciently to permit the wrench t0 turn the shank and not enough to permit .the Shailk .t0 drop through the @Y0 bolt. Thus the eye bolt will hold the shank in adjusted position while the eye bolt is being tightened.`

Attention is called to the fact that due to the simple arrangement of the parts there 'is not much danger of the dirt collecting between the scraper disk and the plow disk. This has been a serious ob'ection to the scraper disks now in use. y having the supporting parts located between the scraper disk and the plow disk, said scraper disk will prevent the dirt from reaching said parts as will be clear from Fig. 2.

It 1s thought from the foregoing description that the advantages and novelV features of my invention will be readily apparent.

VI desire it to be understood that I`may make changes in the construction and in the combination and arrangement of the several parts, provided that such changes fall with- 1n the sco e of the appended claims.

' What lpclaim is f 1L AIn combination with a disk plow, a bracket thereon, a shank vertically adjustablev on said bracket, a clamping member connected with the lower end of said shank Vand adjustable about a horizontal axis, a

' bolt.

2. lAscraper disk for an agricultural implement comprising a su portingbracket, a shank vertically adjustab e thereon, a clamping member connected with the lower end of said'shank and adjustable about a horizontal axis, a bushing carried by said clamping member, a shaft passing through the bushing, caps `connected with the shaft and engaging the endsof the bushing and a scraper disk carried by one cap... j

3.. A scraper attachment for an agriculturalimplement comprising a scraper disk, a supporting frame in which the disk is rotatably mounted, said frame including a shank, a supporting bracket, anfeye bolt in the bracket engaging the shank and a wrench engaging part on the shank for facilitatingv adjustment of the'shank'l in the 4. A scraper attachment fory agricultural implements comprising a supporting frame, a bushing in said' frame, a shaft passing through the bushing, caps connected Awith the shaft and engaging the ends ofthe bushlng: scraper disk engaging said extensiony and v means for securing the disk thereon. 1 v In testimony whereof I aix my signature.

i CLAUDE CLARENCEA swtaimc.

one cap having a tapered'extension, a 5 

